Spittoon holder



S. GAUL.

' SPITTOON HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24, 1919.

Patentd Oct. 14, 1919.

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Tull COLUMBIA PLANOG'IAI)" CO. WASHINGTON. D. C.

s. GAUL. SPITTOON HOLDER. APPLICATION FlLEl'j MAR. 24. 1919.

Patented Oct. 14,1919.

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SEBASTIAN. cant; OFQI-IOBOKENgNEW: JERSEY,

summ n-HOLDER.

To all whom-it may-ooncem:

Be it known-that I, SEBASFIANR-G'AUL, a V citizen of Germany, and resident of Hoboken, in the county of -Hudson and; State" of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in} Spittoon-Holders, of which the foll'owingis a full, clear, and eXactspecifica-tion This invention relates toholders-or supports for spittoons or c'uspidors, and has for its object to PIOVlClG supporting means which may be attachedto a bed or other piece of furniture so as to'normally support the spittoon out of the way, and. having improved and simplified ,means for bringing" the spittoon into positionfor-usewhen de sired and for automatically returning said spittoon to normal retracted position as soon as theoperating means is released. Otherobjects will appear as the'description proceeds.

The invention will be first'heremafter, de-

scribed inconnection with the accompanying drawings, which constltute part of this specification, and then more specifically defined in the claims at the end of the description..

In the accompanyingdrawings wherein similar reference characters are used to designate corresponding parts throughout; the several views: I

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a bed showing the spittoon holder attached to one of the side rails thereof.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 1, the spittoon being in normal position under the bed.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the holder on a larger scale.

Fig. 4c is a side elevation of the holder in retracted position, the side rail of the bed to which said holder is secured being shown in section. I

Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the holder in projected position, and r Fig. 6 is a section on the line VIVI of Fig. 4. V

In Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, 1 designates the head piece of a bed of common construction, and 2 indicates 'one' of the side rails here shown as of angle iron but which .may be of any other shape. As shown, the

Specification of Letters Patents.

mounted I on one of said-j aws and engaging one face of the flange while the other face is engaged by=the other j aw. Thetwo jaws maybe-fastened together-by rivets 8;

An arm 6 is pivotally mounted on the bracket 4 by means .of a-pintle bolt'13 passed vertically throughupper 1 and "lower flanges 10 onsaid bracket, andthrough the hub 12 at one end of the arm. The-flanges 10 are connected together by a vertical portion 11 of the bracket which is arranged adjacent the hub 12. Thebolt 13 may be held in place by nuts 14 on its'upperand lower-ends,

or otherwise. Said hub carriesa. 701111.15

which is engaged onopposite-sides by rollers;

20-carried by a lever 16 which is pivotedto an eXtension19 ofthevertiCal portion-11 of the bracketat 18 and is adapted to swing up and down against the face'ofsaid vertical partll with the rollers always in engagement :w-itlrsaid worm. The 'lever 16 -isnormally retained in -1ts:.upwardly swung position, as illustrated in- Figs. 1, 2, 3, d and 6; so as to hold the arm 6 inretractedposh tothe-lever at23, Fig.6; The free end of the lever maybe equipped with a finger piece 17.. which normally protrudes slightly beyond the side rail 2 of the bed. By pressing down on the finger piece 17, the lever may be moved to the position shown in Fig. 6, and during this movement the rollers 20 will in conjunction with the worm cause the arm 6 to swing out beyond the side rail of the bed. This downward movement of the lever 16 expands the coiled spring 21 and places the same under tension which acts to automatically return the lever and arm to normal positions as soon as the pressure on the finger piece is removed.

To prevent the arm 6 from returning to normal position under the influence of the spring with a jar and unpleasant noise, cushioning means are provided in. the form of a leaf spring 24 secured to the lower flange 10 of the bracket and over which the loweredge of the arm rides as it returns to normal position. 'The extremity of said leaf spring is curved to guide the edge of the arm up over it, and near its inner end said spring. has a hump or abutment 25 formed therein to gradually bring the arm to rest.

A spittoon 7 may be secured in any suit BatentedO 14, 1919.. Application file'd'March'24, 1919.; seriarmwsgwer able manner to the free end of the arm 6. As here shown, the arm may have a vertical loop 26 engaging a vertical strip 27 fastened to the body and rim of the spittoon.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let tersPatent of the the United States is 1. The combination with a bracket to be secured to a piece of furniture, of an arm pivoted on said bracket and adapted to support a spittoon, said arm being adapted to swing on said bracket but retained against axial movement thereon, a worm on said arm concentric with the pivotal axis thereof, and means carried by the bracket for engaging the worm and swinging the arm.

2. The combination with a bracket to be secured to a piece of furniture, of an arm having a hub pivoted on said bracket but retained against axial movement thereon, a worm on said hub of the arm, a lever pivoted on the bracket, and means on the lever to engage the worm for swinging said arm when the lever is actuated.

3. The combination with a bracket to be secured to a piece of furniture, of an arm having a hub pivoted on the bracket but retained against axial movement thereon, a worm on said hub, a lever also pivoted on the bracket, means on the lever to engage the worm for swin ing said arm when the lever is actuated, and means for automatically returning the arm and lever to normal position when the latter is released.

it. The combination with a bracket, of'an arm having a hub pivoted on the bracket, a worm on said hub, a lever also pivoted on the bracket, and spaced pins on the lever to engage opposite faces of the worm for swinging the arm when the lever is actuated.

5. The combination with a bracket, of an arm having a hub pivoted on said bracket, a worm on said hub, a lever also pivoted on the bracket, spaced pins on the lever to engage opposite faces of the worm for swinging the arm when the lever is actuated, and a spring connected to the bracket and lever for automatically returning the arm and lever to normal position when the latter is released.

6. The combination with a bracket, of an arm having a hub pivoted on said bracket, a worm on said hub, a lever also pivoted on the bracket, spaced pins on the lever, and rollers on said pins to engage the opposite faces of the worm for swinging the arm when the lever is actuated.

7. The combination with a bracket having parallel flanges, of an arm mounted to swing on the bracket between said flanges and retained against axial movement thereby, means for swinging the arm, means for automatically returning the arm to normal position when the actuating means is released, and a leaf spring mounted on one of said flanges and having an inclined portion over which said arm rides in returning to normal position and which serves to retard and cushion said return movement of the arm.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

SEBASTIAN GAUL.

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